Reversible-guard guard-rail.



Patented b 16 1909 l .7T Il* lI I l l I l 1 'I l i LAV,

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G W REINOBHL & B L WE V UARD FILED UNTTED sTATEs PATENT oEEroE.

CHARLES W. REINOEHL AND BENT L. WEAVER, OF STEELTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

BEVERSBLE-G-UARD GUARD-RAIL.

Application filed February 4, 1908.

To all whom it 'may concern.'

Be it known that we, CHARLES W. REI- NOEHL and BENT L. WEAVER, citizens of the United States, and residents of Steelton, Dauphin county, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reversible Guard Guard- Rails, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, of which- Figure 1 is a plan view of a stock rail showing our guard rail attachment applied phereto. Fig. 2 is a section on the line -x,

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The object of this invention is to provide a guard rail attachment for an ordinary T- rail or the like, which may be readily renewed, and when worn, may be reversed to bring an unworn portion thereof into position to constitute a guard.

A further object is to provide means for adjusting said guard rail attachment with relation to the stock rail, to take up wear.

The invention consists in providing a guard rail or bar of metal suitably shaped on its upper and lower surfaces, to constitute a guard, when either surface is uppermost ancll the said bar secured in place to the stock rai rihe invention further consists in certain details hereinafter pointed out.

In the drawings, 1 is a main or stock rail of the usual T-rail type. Fitted to the under side of the head and the inner side of the web of the stock rail 1, is a bar or guard rail 2, having a body portion 3 whose upper and lower surfaces are of corresponding shape, each constituting, when uppermost, a guard rail gutter floor 4, and said body having extending oppositely therefrom, limbs 5 approximately a distance equivalent to that from said floor 4 to the plane of the top of the stock rail head, each of said limbs 5 constituting, when uppermost, a guard. This bar or piece 2 is suitably secured to the stock rail,l in this instance in the following manner z--The upwardly extending limb or end portion 6 of a clamp strap 7 engages the outer face of the bar 2. In this instance the end portion 6 is provided with inner converging surfaces and the outer faces of the limbs 5 of the guard rail converge and are engaged by the converging surfaces of the end portion of the clam strap. The horizontal member 8 of the c amp strap 7 passes under and supports the lower surface of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 16, 1909.

Serial No. 414,261..

then downwardly extending one of the limbs 5, and also the stock rail 1,its outer end passing beyond said stock rail and being turned upwardly and slightly inwardly to constitute a limb 9.

Fitted to the outer edge of the stock rail is a block 10, and between said block 10 and the inner surface of said limb, the end portieri 9 of the clamping strap, a suitable wedge or other fastening means 11, is inserted, and driven home, thus securely clamping the stock rail 1 and the guard rail forming bar 2 together. In this instance, we have interposed between the bar 2 and the stock rail 1, shims 12. As the inner surface of the guard rail portion 5 wears, this wear may be taken up by removing one or more of the shims 12, and again securing the clamps in place, the wedges 11 being driven to such extent as to firmly secure the parts together with the guard rail bar 3 in its new position of adjustment. When, for any reason, it is desired to'reverse the bar 2 so as to bring the lower guard rail forming Y ortion 5 thereof into the upper position, a l that is necessary is to remove the clamps, reverse said bar 2, and replace the clamps.

We remark that our guard rail attachment may be readily rolled from suitable metal, and by making the body portion 3 thereof with the recess 13 shown in Eig. 2, there is considerable saving of metal.

Having thus described our invention, we

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters n Patent 1. A guard rail structure comprising a stock rail, a clamp strap having the central bottom portion and the upwardly extending end portions, a reversible guard rail having the central body portion and the respective upwardly and downwardly extending guard forming limbs, said guard rail being interposed between said stock rail and one end portion of the clamp strap, and means inter- 1 posed between the other end ortion of the clamp strap and the stock railfor clamping the parts together.

2. A guard rail structure comprising a stock rail, a clamp strap having the central bottom portion and the upwardly extending end portion, a reversible guard rail having the central body portion and the respective upwardly and downwardly extending guard forming limbs, said guard rail being nterpcsed between said stock rail and one end portion of the clamp strap, and a block and a wedge interposed between the other end portion of the clamp strap and the stock rail for securing the parts together'.

3. A guard rail structure comprising a f stock rail, a clamp strap having the central s portion of the clamp strap, and means interposed between the other end portion of the clamp strap and the stock rail for clamping the parts together.

Ll. e guard rail structure comprising a stoel?` rail, a clamp strap having the central bottom portion and the upwardly extending end portions7 a reversible guard rail having the central 1body portion and the respective upwardly and downwardly extending guard forming limbs, said guard rail being interposed between said stool: raii and one end portion of the clamp strap, means inter osed between the otlier end portion of the o amp strap and the stool rail for clamping the parts together', and a removable shim interposed betwee the guard rail and the stock rail.

5. A guard rail structure comprising a stock rail, a clamp strap having the central bottom portion and the upwardly extend ing end portions, a reversible guard rail having the central body portion and the respective upwardly and downwardly extending guard forming limbs, said guard rail being interposed between said stock rail and one end portion of the clamp strap, a block and a wedge interposed between the Vother end portion of the slamp strap and the stock rail for securing the parts together', and a removable shim interposed between the guard rail and the stock rail` 6. A guard rail structure comprising the stools rail, the bar having the body portion itted to the under side of the head and the web of said stock rail, and provided with the respective upwardly and downwardly extending guard-forming limbs, together with the clamp strap having the upwardly extending limb engaging said bar7 the horizontal member passing beneath the bar and stock rail and supporting said bar, and means for securing the outer end of said clamp strap to the stock rail, substantially as set forth.

ln testimony whereof, we have hereunto aHixed our signatures.

CHARLESQW. RENGEHL. BENT L. VEAVER. Witnesses:

WM. R. MILLER, BENNETT A. HANKIN. 

